Archive for March 2015

Fire Emblem Awakening Gaiden: MARS

March 31, 2015 News 3 comments

Breaking news; ahead of today’s scheduled Nintendo Direct, Yusuke Kozaki–the official artist for Fire Emblem Awakening and Fire Emblem if–has tweeted plans of a new Fire Emblem Awakening sidestory.

femars2015Dubbed “Fire Emblem Awakening Gaiden: MARS” (“gaiden” is Japanese for “sidestory”), the story takes place on the planet Mars in the distant future. For reference, Intelligent Systems once had plans to have a Fire Emblem game on Mars.

According to the story blurb, Chrom travels to Mars by means of an Outrealm Gate; his adventure begins with a campaign to rout the bandits of Olympus Mons.

Due to the involvement of an Outrealm Gate and since we’ve already got Fire Emblem if on the 3DS and Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem on the Wii U, perhaps this sidestory is not a fully fledged title and DLC for Awakening or if. Or maybe it’s not even a game…

Sneak Preview of the Comiket FE 25th Anniversary Booth

March 27, 2015 News No comments

Tomorrow is the first day of Comiket Special 6 in Japan and, as reported earlier, event-goers will be able to visit a Fire Emblem booth selling a range of 25th Anniversary merchandise.

Hopefully in the coming days we’ll have reports from fans who visited the booth, but for now, Yusuke Kozaki–the official artist for FE: Awakening and the upcoming new game–has tweeted two pictures of the booth.

fe25booth1The first picture (and likely the main reason for the tweet) showcases a brand new “double Marth” artwork, drawn by Yusuke Kozaki himself.

This wonderful piece of artwork is reminiscent of an iconic Awakening promo art, but matches Masked Marth with classic Marth instead of Chrom–or, in a way, new Fire Emblem and classic Fire Emblem.

Meanwhile the second picture outlines a general view of the booth. Besides the previously announced merchandise, it seems fans can also buy the recently-released Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn OSTs.

25th Anniversary Concert Update

March 12, 2015 News 2 comments

The countdown on the 25th Anniversary Concert site struck 0 today, which means we finally get some new details about the concert!

25thAnnoyingly, a lot of details are still “Coming Soon” despite us having to wait. For now, here are some key things to take away:

  • Tickets cost 7,500 Yen (with tax). They will be raffled from 20th April and then formally sold from 7th June.
  • Saori Seto, the voice of Anna and Severa, will be acting as the event host.
  • In addition to the concert, there will be a talk show with the developers discussing the Fire Emblem games past and new (which includes Fire Emblem if, presumably).
  • Furthermore, there will be an original mini drama featuring voice actors from the games.
  • Last but not least, there will be a chance to buy limited edition “Fire Emblem 25th Anniversary” and “25th Anniversary Concert” goods.

(I may add additional details later.)

25th Anniversary Merchandise Coming to Comiket

March 10, 2015 News 8 comments

Looking for another excuse to move to or fly to Japan? From 28th to 29th March 2015, there will be a Fire Emblem booth at Comiket Special 6 selling a range of 25th Anniversary merchandise.

fe25goodiesFrom top to bottom and left to right:

  • Clear file set (A4, 3 designs: heroes, heroines and something I can’t tell)
  • Soundtrack CD “Opening Song Collection” (18 songs)
  • T Shirts (M, L and XL sizes)
  • Awakening badges (16 types, each sold separately)
  • Badge set (GBA heroes and heroines)
  • iPhone case (5/s and 6 compatible, limited to 100)
  • Tumbler (one type, holds 450 ml)
  • Tote bag (one type)
  • Photo frame (one type, 304 mm x 257 mm, limited to 50)
  • Poster set (B2, 2 designs: heroes and heroines)
  • Intelligent Systems official staff book (full colour, 40 pages)

Anyone in Japan want to hook me up with some?